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CHAPTER 17⁠—SECRECY OF CERTAIN INVENTIONS AND FILING APPLICATIONS IN FOREIGN COUNTRY — Front Matter

Sec.
181.Secrecy of certain inventions and withholding of patent.
182.Abandonment of invention for unauthorized disclosure.
183.Right to compensation.
184.Filing of application in foreign country.
185.Patent barred for filing without license.
186.Penalty.
187.Nonapplicability to certain persons.
188.Rules and regulations, delegation of power.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2002⁠—Pub. L. 107-273, div. C, title III, § 13206(a)(10), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1904, substituted “to” for “of” in item 183.